Specialist Safeguarding Midwife - Safeguarding

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Specialist Safeguarding Midwife to join their team. The role involves supervision, training, and collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure safeguarding practices are upheld. Candidates must be registered midwives with a strong background in safeguarding and leadership. This is a full-time, permanent position based at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage.

Benefits

Flexible working patterns

Support for staff development

Positive work-life balance

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of National and Local NHS, N&M and safeguarding agenda.
• Experience in Maternity Healthcare with evidence of leadership qualities.
• Sound theoretical knowledge of safeguarding policies.

Responsibilities

• Supervision, training and education of midwives.
• Managing and maintaining communication with multi-agency partners.
• Auditing and data analysis to support safeguarding.

Skills

Excellent high level clinical leadership skills

Highly developed communication skills

Ability to manage complex situations

Good management and organisational skills

Ability to build relationships at all levels

Education

Registered Midwife

First degree or equivalent

Evidence of post-qualification study in safeguarding

Leadership training

Management training

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a Specialist Safeguarding Midwife who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dynamic safeguarding team, as a Band 7 Specialist Safeguarding Midwife.

The post holder will be a fundamental part of the safeguarding team and work closely with the Trust named midwife to ensure that the safeguarding remains at the heart of practice for women and UBB across the Trust.

The post holder will be working closely with Safeguarding Children\'s/Adults Teams, Perinatal Mental Health midwives and our Trust Domestic and Sexual Abuse Team.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Responsibilities

The role of the safeguarding midwife includes supervision, training, education, managing and maintaining a very busy inbox, liaising with our multi-agency partners to ensure that robust plans are in place for our most vulnerable babies.

In addition attending a variety of Children\'s Social Care and Multi-disciplinary meetings (in person and virtual) and chairing meetings are a part of the role. As well as directly supporting women and midwives the role requires some auditing and data analysis.

You will work collaboratively with the Named Midwife for safeguarding and other lead professionals in developing safeguarding strategies and policies for the Trust.

The post holder will also be expected to maintain their own knowledge of Safeguarding and continue to develop expertise in this area of practice.

About Us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We Run The Following Hospitals:

The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

Hertford County, Hertford

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted: 26 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 361-7487182

Job location: Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

Job Description

Please see the attached Applicant information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Registered Midwife
• First degree or equivalent
• Evidence of post-qualification study in safeguarding
• Leadership training
• Management training
• Mentorship/Preceptorship course

Desirable

• Professional development to Masters level (Post Graduate Certificate/MBA/MSc or equivalent)
• Safeguarding qualification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of National and Local NHS, N&M and safeguarding agenda
• Experience in Maternity Healthcare- Acute and community setting with evidence of leadership qualities
• Experience of child protection/safeguarding
• Formal and informal teaching experience
• Staff and Resource Management experience
• Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of safeguarding children, local and National policies and guidance
• Up to date knowledge of: NMC Code of Professional Conduct, Safeguarding Children processes, Hand hygiene and Care Bundles, Health and Safety awareness, Clinical Governance and quality issues, Risk management, Equality and Diversity, HR policies

Desirable

• Experience of introducing change to the clinical environment
• Report writing skills and experience
• Experience of managing HR issues eg: poor performance etc
• Experience of providing safeguarding supervision
• Experience of delivering training

Skills

Essential

• Excellent high level clinical leadership skills
• Articulate with highly developed communication skils with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels including interpersonal skills, liaison and negotiation skills
• Writing and presentation skills
• Computer literacy
• Ability to prioritise work
• Ability to implement policy guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
• Ability to manage complex situations effectively and sensitively
• Ability to function as a member of the multi-disciplinary team
• Good management, leadership and organisational skills
• Ability to respond to stressful situations positively
• Ability to exercise initiative

Desirable

• Influencing
• Development of policy guidelines and projects from initiation to completion

Other requirements

• Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
• Ability to initiate, manage and sustain change
• Effective time management
• Flexibility and responsiveness to change
• Ability to remain calm and focussed under pressure in order to maximise outcomes
• Evidence of actively encouraging participation of all staff
• Ability to empower others
• Evidence of self-awareness and reflective practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address: Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

Employer's website: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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